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DRAWING CENTER STUDIO



SUMMER TERM 2008
June 23 - September 13


 

 

 

 



Details and Registration

 

Flexible course designed for artists of all levels.

 

 


ABOUT FACE:
Approaches to Portraiture

Instructed by Jahaziel MInor


 

 



Portrait by Jahaziel Minor





Cast Drawing by Jahaziel Minor


Throughout the history of western art, portraiture has been a popular artistic practice.  For most people, their earliest drawings as children are of a human face.  Portraits operate with many functions, not the least of which are as mirrors of ourselves.  Even a portrait of a stranger can have the magnetic ability to pull us into its gaze and lead us to consider the greater connections with humanity. Therefore Manifest feels it appropriate to offer this subject-based course to help instruct and inspire people in this age-old practice that remains relevant today.

ABOUT FACE: Approaches to Portraiture is a formal ten-week course that provides instruction in various approaches to portraiture. The class begins with a number of quicker sketches from plaster casts and/or anatomical models for the first few sessions with an emphasis on achieving accuracy of form and proportion. The remaining majority of sessions will be divided into two poses from a live model with a focus on capturing the fundamental beauty of the portrait, the perception and expression of character.

The course is structured to serve a wide range of skill-sets on an individual basis. In-depth demonstrations and individual tutoring will help guide each student according to his or her needs in drawing portraits.

Students are allowed to use different media, but it is recommended that every student stays consistent in their medium of choice for the entire course. A complete list of materials will be provided one-week prior to the start of the course.

 

 

 

 

About the instructor:

Jahaziel Minor is an emerging figurative/portrait painter. Minor has taught several drawing workshops and recently organized and instructed an intense five session portrait oil painting class at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, where he is a two-time recipient of the Helms Trust Purchase Awards for two portraits completed in oils. He holds a BFA in Illustration from the Art Academy of Cincinnati. In fall 2009 he will continue his education at Indiana University in Bloomington at the graduate level to acquire his MFA in Painting. Minor had two works included in the highly competitive Fourth Annual Rites of Passage exhibit at Manifest Gallery which was a national competition.

 


 




The Manifest Drawing Center Studio is Funded By:



The Greater Cincinnati Foundation



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gallery hours: T-F 2-7pm, Sat.12-5pm

(or by appointment for groups)

closed Sun and Mon

   


gallery map:
2727 woodburn avenue
cincinnati, ohio 45206


studio map

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